need help. disk read error

[WhiteJuly]

need help. disk read error (Solved)

Ok. I was just sitting around playing my ps3 with my laptop behind me running. Then I heard it beep real loudly and it seemed to be restarting. Then it went to a black screen and it said " a disk read error occurred. Press ctrl plus alt plus del. I used to have Vista on this computer so I put in my update disk for Windows 7. And tryed to use the repair tools it offers. But nothing is working. I also used the command prompt. I used bootrec.exe /fixmbr and bootrec.exe /fixboot. It said both were successful. But it still didn't do anything. I also ran the windows memory diagnostics tool. But it foumd no problems. Please. Can anyone help me

 

[SIW2]

Hi,

Boot to the repair options as before - at the command promt, type:

diskpart

sel disk 0

detail disk

( make a note of exactly what it says)

exi

 

[WhiteJuly]

Ok what do I do after that?

 

[Coolness]

Tell us what it said. What did it say? Also, do a memtest Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool

 

[Nokternol]

It's possible it is to do with the HDD configuration as Vista and 7 are funny about how these are setup but as Coolness said you will need to return the disk info for us to be able to help.

 

[WhiteJuly]

ok these are the pics i took when i did it.

 

[WhiteJuly]

what is S.M.A.R.T. data?

 

[SIW2]

The drive is shown as Raw. That means windows doesn't think it contains a filesystem . The repairs you tried will do nothing to a Raw drive.

Try booting The PW cd ( make sure NUM LOCK is on when it asks about screen resolution - then press1 , then press enter).

If it sees the drive, click Disk 1 at the top of the PW screen , then Partition Recovery in the left pane. Do a Quick scan . If it finds the partition (s), tick ALL the partitions you want back, OK, Apply.

Partition Wizard Bootable CD allows user to boot computer directly ...

 

[WhiteJuly]

how do i make this cd...when i dl the program i noticed it gives me an .exe file.. how do i get the .iso?


edit: ok i found the iso file.........im dumb

 

[WhiteJuly]

i c like 3 boots..do i get them all???

 

[SIW2]

It is offering you 3 partitions to recover?

Try ticking them all then click ok , then Apply.

 

[WhiteJuly]

i did everthing..but nothing worked..i might have did something wrong...but ive decided just to reinstall windows 7...i sincerley thank u for ur help....but i have one more question.... do u kno what could have cuased this so i will kno what not to do??

 

[Coolness]

i did everthing..but nothing worked..i might have did something wrong...but ive decided just to reinstall windows 7...i sincerley thank u for ur help....but i have one more question.... do u kno what could have cuased this so i will kno what not to do??

You most likely will not be able to reinstall windows. It seems that there is a harddisk faliure, it happens. If you can however, be sure not to stress the system.
Good luck.

 

[WhiteJuly]

what do u mean by stress the system? lol sorry but im not that computer smart

 

[Coolness]

what do u mean by stress the system? lol sorry but im not that computer smart

well, dont play for six hours straight, dont go into -90 degrees C, Dont swim with it, dont go to the Sahara desert with it...

 

[gregrocker]

Download and burn to CD your hard drive diagnostics/repair DOS version. Seagate has Seatools, WD has Lifeguard, etc. It will be on the Support Downloads webpage for your model HD.

You can also try the Surface Scan and File System check on PW CD.

 

[WhiteJuly]

well i still got a warranty on my computer..do u guys think i should take it in to get looked at..or is this just a natural problem?

 

[Coolness]

well i still got a warranty on my computer..do u guys think i should take it in to get looked at..or is this just a natural problem?

Maby, if we cant help you.
Secound thought: Yeah, give it to the warranty guys.